Iqra Primary Academy

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 31 October 2023

There is an overwhelming feeling of respect and acceptance in this school. Pupils are consistently kind and encouraging to each other. Pupils listen carefully when classmates are speaking, and they help when their classmates need it. They thoroughly enjoy their time in school, in lessons and outside. The school has the highest expectations of what pupils can achieve. This is particularly the case for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is ambitious and helps pupils to learn and use important knowledge and vocabulary. Pupils who need extra support get it so that they can be successful in what they are doing. Pupils' ability to manage their own behaviour is exceptional. Pupils know the rules and routines in the school so well that they need almost no reminding of what to do or how to behave. They come inside after breaktimes quickly and independently with no time lost whatsoever. Throughout the day they are focused on what they are doing and maximise every minute of their learning. Pupils are proud of their school. They appreciate all its unique features like the science classrooms and the wide range of clubs such as cheerleading and coding. Pupils gain a huge amount of cultural knowledge about Bradford and all its diversity. They go to the literature festival and visit places of worship in order to understand their place in the community. As one pupil said to an inspector, 'Everyone can find their place here.'

What the school should improve

• In some foundation subjects, teachers do not break down the high-level end- points of knowledge into small enough component parts. In these cases, teachers are not clear on what it is exactly that pupils need to remember. The school should break down these end-points into ordered sequences of learning that help pupils build up knowledge cumulatively.
• Some staff do not have the subject knowledge needed to deliver some parts of the curriculum to a high level. As a result, some misconceptions from pupils are not picked up quickly. Some knowledge that pupils need is not retrieved as well as it could be. The school should train all staff to have the subject knowledge that they need across subjects and areas of learning.

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